Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant flagged off two awareness vehicles of Aqua Goa Mega Fish Festival 2025 at Secretariat premises, Porvorim, on Thursday.
Fisheries Minister, Nilkanth Halarnkar & Director of Fisheries, Yashaswini B., IAS, were also present at the launch event.
Aqua Goa Mega Fish Festival will be held from January 10 to 12, 2025 at Sports Authority of Goa ground at Campal, Panaji.
In his address, Dr Sawant complimented the Fisheries Department for their efforts in taking forward the Swayampurna Goa initiative. While announcing the involvement of National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in this year’s Aqua Goa Mega Fish Festival so that public can gain deeper scientific insights into the Fisheries sector, the Chief Minister urged youth to explore prospects in the Blue Economy domain.